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deceased

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of deceased

no longer living
  • grieving relatives of the deceased man
Synonyms of deceased

breathless, cold, dead, defunct, demised, departed, fallen, gone, late, lifeless, low
Words Related to deceased

extinct

dying, fading, moribund

stillborn

finished, lapsed, terminated

inanimate, insensate, nonliving
Phrases Synonymous with deceased

bitten the dust
Near Antonyms of deceased

animated

dynamic, lively, thriving, vibrant, vital, vivacious

active, functioning, operative, running
Antonyms of deceased

alive, animate, breathing, going, live, living, quick

Synonym Discussion of deceased

dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life.
    • a dead, listless performance
defunct stresses cessation of active existence or operation.
    • a defunct television series
deceased, departed, and late apply to persons who have died recently. deceased is the preferred term in legal use.
    • the estate of the deceased
departed is used usually as a euphemism.
    • our departed sister
late is used especially with reference to a person in a specific relation or status.
    • the company's late president

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